Return of the Prodigal Son
1976 · 2h 5m · N/A
Drama, Music
Directed by
Youssef Chahine
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Return of the Prodigal Son
Overview
Freed after spending years in prison, an activist's homecoming turns into a dark affair as his disillusion clashes with his family's expectations. Demonstrating Chahine’s eclecticism, this is an elegant melodrama, exuberant musical, layered allegory, and profound portrait of personal and political disillusionment.
Director and cast
- Youssef Chahine Director
- Hesham Selim as Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
- Majida El Roumi as Tafida Hassouna
- Ahmed Mehrez as Ali Mohamed Madbouly
- Shoukry Sarhan as Tolba Mohamed Madbouly
- Huda Sultan as Ratiba, the Mother
- Mahmood Al-Meleji as Mohamed Madbouly
- Soheir El Morshedy as Fatima Tawfiq Hassan
- Sid Ali Kouiret as Hassouna
- Ragaa Hussein as Lawahez - Hassouna's wife
- Ali Al Sharif as Clown
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